1. How Levy Rates Are Calculated

    Basic information regarding how levy rates are calculated This is to help inform you on how your taxes are established.The process to calculate property tax is simply the total market value of the parcel multiplied by the TCA total tax rate divided by 1000. Example below:100,000 x 10.123456789123 / 1000 = $1,012.35VALUE (100,000)The Lewis County Assessor Office will revalue each parcel every 6 years as mandated by statute; unless there are improvements or modifications made to the property. These improvements or modifications can be classified as new construction, additions to the land, subdivisions, boundary line adjustments, or destroyed property. Should …


    Assessor - Feb. 19, 2010, 9:38 a.m.

  2. Drop off used motor oil at Hazo Hut today

    Lewis County residents can drop off up to five gallons of used motor oil and up to 10 burned out fluorescent lights at Hazo Hut at the transfer station in Centralia, 1411 S. Tower Ave. Unwanted household chemicals, excluding PaintCare items (Please visit PaintCare.org to learn more about PaintCare items and find out where to drop off PaintCare items locally, and up to five gallons of used antifreeze can also be dropped off at this time.


    Solid Waste - July 18, 2024, 3:58 p.m.

  3. Sandbags - Frequently Asked Questions

    WHAT IS A SANDBAG AND WHAT IS ITS PURPOSE? A sandbag is a sack made of burlap or woven polypropylene that is filled with sand or soil and used for such purposes as flood control and military fortification. Sand bags are an excellent choice for the construction of levees, berms, dikes and barricades for erosion control, flood walls, and traffic control. Sandbags may be used during emergencies when rivers threaten to over-flood, or a levee or dike is damaged. Quick action and bags on-hand could save countless dollars in personal and property damage. WHEN CAN SANDBAGS BE USED? The use …


    Emergency Management - Dec. 15, 2010, 11:44 a.m.

  4. Chips for Trails at McMurphy Park

    Lewis County residents are invited to bring their chippable wood debris to McMurphy Park off Annonen Road in Vader between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. April 30. Examples of acceptable items are chippable branches and small trees. These items will be ground up, then volunteers will spread the chips on trails in the park.


    Solid Waste - Feb. 1, 2022, 11:28 a.m.

  5. Giant Hogweed

    Heracleum mantegazzianum Giant Hogweed - A perennial, or sometimes biennial, plant capable of growing 15-20 feet tall. Stout dark reddish-purple splotched stems and leaf stalks.Leaves: Leaves can grow up to 5 feet wide, and they are deeply cut/lobed and sharply toothed edges.Flowers: Flowers bloom from June-August. Flower clusters can grow 2.5 feet wide and are umbrella shaped with many small white flowers.Habitat: Can grow in a variety of habitats, but primarily found along roadsides, rights-of-way, vacant lots, streams, and rivers.Weed Classification: AWhy is it a Noxious Weed?Due to the plant's height, it forms dense canopies that outcompete native species. Plants …


    Weed Control - Sept. 29, 2022, 10:57 a.m.

  6. Elected Offices


    Jan. 23, 2019, 4:12 p.m.

  7. Earth Day @ Chehalis River Discovery Trail!

    Show your support for natural resource protection and public spaces by participating in an invasive plant removal project at Chehalis River Discovery Trail. Learn about some of the noxious weeds that threaten our agriculture and natural ecosystems, along with some of the natives we like to encourage in these riparian areas. The Chehalis River Basin Land Trust will be there to show you some of the work they've done with the City of Centralia to improve salmon habitat along the Discovery Trail. Support will also be offered by the Lewis Conservation District and their Lewis County Stream Team. The trailhead …


    Weed Control - Feb. 28, 2023, 3:42 p.m.

  8. *BOCC Business Meeting

    Please see the attached agenda.Please note:In an effort to keep the public and county employees safe during the COVID-19 outbreak, Lewis County has closed its buildings to public access. As such, the Commissioners are providing access to their official meetings online and by phone.ONLINEThis meeting will stream live on YouTube and the Lewis County Commissioners' Facebook page.You also can join the meeting via Zoom Meeting at https://zoom.us/s/220106062.BY PHONETo attend by phone, call 888-475-4499. The meeting ID is 220 106 062.


    Commissioners - April 3, 2020, 4:25 p.m.

  9. Limits on Food and Retail Service Uses in LAMIRDs

    Effective on June 9, 2022 Lewis County will implement new state rules that limit the size of food and retail service uses in Type I Limited Areas of More Intense Rural Development (LAMIRDs). During the 2022 Washington State Legislative Session, Senate Bill 5275 revised RCW 36.70A.070(5)(d)(i)(C) related to LAMIRDs. The revised law includes the following limits on retail and food service:Retail or food service uses can occupy an existing building, or redeveloped building, as long as the structure was previously used for retail or food service and the use will occupy the same building footprint as the original footprint or …


    Community Development - June 6, 2022, 4:59 p.m.

  10. Lunchtime Learning: Worm Composting Workshop

    Learn how worms can help you save money and help the environment. Red wigglers can eat a lot of your kitchen waste that they turn into great fertilizer you can add to your household plants and outdoor gardens. The WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter volunteers will share their knowledge about red wigglers at this workshop at today at Noon via Zoom.Register for the workshop here: http://extension.wsu.edu/lewis/event/worm-composting-lunchtime-learning/Please call 360-740-1216 or email jason.adams@lewiscountywa.gov, if you have any questions about the workshop.


    Solid Waste - Aug. 25, 2022, 3:04 p.m.